RE: [registrars] Tucows Position On Transfer Policies

["Bhavin Turakhia" <bhavint@directi.com>]

commendable.... like i said my only concern is with those gaining registrars
who out of neglect or choice do not use a process that lends me comfort. if
a process followed by the gaining registrar for gaining express approval is
formally defined by the agreement itself, this issue would be resolved.

Best Regards
Bhavin Turakhia
CEO
Directi
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org]On
> Behalf Of Ross Wm. Rader
> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 1:57 AM
> To: Registrars@Dnso. Org
> Subject: [registrars] Tucows Position On Transfer Policies
>
>
> All,
>
> In order to clarify our corporate position and lay to rest some of the
> rhetoric surrounding this very important issue, please find attached a
> formal statement of position prepared by our firm. An executive summary
> extracted from the document follows my message below.
>
> While Tucows remains hopeful that closure can be brought to this
> issue in an
> expedient and appropriate manner, the positions of those opposed to the
> current policy have not advanced sufficiently over the last few months for
> us to assume that resolution is near.
>
> If you have any questions concerning this position paper, please do not
> hesitate to contact me through any of the means listed below in
> my signature
> file or via this list. Also, please accept my apologies in advance for the
> unsolicited attachment. I sincerely hope that none of you are on
> the end of
> a 2400 baud dialup in the South Pacific when you receive this.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Ross Wm. Rader
> Director, Innovation & Research
> Tucows Inc.
> t. 416.538.5492
> c. 416.531.5584
> e. ross@tucows.com
>
>
> Executive Summary:
> Tucows has a long history of working to protect and expand the rights of
> consumers whenever possible. Recent unilateral actions by certain ICANN
> Accredited Registrars to limit these rights by creating
> superfluous transfer
> procedures for Inter-Registrar transactions are inappropriate, harmful and
> arbitrary. Justifications to the contrary are thin, illogical and
> unsupported by fact.
>
> While some have suggested that the solution to this problem is an
> increased
> level of rigor and standardization around these transfer related
> transactions, it is Tucows' position that no policy problem
> actually exists.
> Rather, it is our view that improper practices employed by a few
> registrars
> must be corrected.
>